August 19, 2016

Leaders of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa have announced the center has received its third renewal as a comprehensive cancer center from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

The designation is for a five-year period and includes $12,224,103 to support research at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. George Weiner

“Being designated ‘comprehensive’ is the highest honor a cancer center can receive from the NCI,” said George Weiner, MD, director of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Being re-designated for a third time is a reflection of the immense commitment our research and clinical teams have to reducing the burden of cancer for Iowans and beyond.”

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